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saved someone's skin

saved someone's skin is the simple past and past participle of save someone's skin.

Meaning of save someone's skin

Verb

save someone's skin (third-person singular simple present saves someone's skin, present participle saving someone's skin, simple past and past participle saved someone's skin)

  1. Synonym of save someone's life (in all senses).
    • Centre-back Branislav Ivanovic then took a wild slash at the ball but his captain John Terry saved Chelsea's skin by hacking the ball clear for a corner with Kevin Davies set to strike from just six yards out.2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC

Questions about saved someone's skin

What is saved someone's skin the simple past and past participle of?
Saved someone's skin is the simple past and past participle of save someone's skin.

Words near saved someone's skin in the dictionary

  1. saved one's skin
  2. saved over
  3. saved someone's bacon
  4. saved someone's face
  5. saved someone's life
  6. saved someone's skin
  7. saved something for a rainy day
  8. saved the day
  9. saved the furniture
  10. saved up
  11. saved versus

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